What is vacation Oxford English Dictionary?
What is vacation Oxford English Dictionary? noun. /ve?'ke??n/ 1[uncountable, countable] a period of time spent traveling or resting away from home They're on vacation in Hawaii right now. You look tired—you should take a vacation.
What is vacation also called?
Synonyms of vacation (noun planned time spent not working) break. holiday. layoff. recess. respite.
What is the British meaning of vacation?
You use holiday (or holidays) in British English and vacation in North American English to describe the regular periods of time when you are not at work or school, or time that you spend travelling or resting away from home: I get four weeks' holiday/?vacation a year. He's on holiday/?vacation this week.
What is the difference between trip and vacation?
So what's the fundamental difference between a trip and vacation? The difference is your expectation. Trips are something that you do and it often has a purpose. On the other hand, vacations are about the experience.
What is the slang word for stay vacation?
The word staycation is a portmanteau of stay (meaning stay-at-home) and vacation. The terms holistay and daycation are also sometimes used.
What countries say holiday instead of vacation?
In the US and most of Canada the term 'vacation' means taking earned time off from work to take a trip. In the UK, Australia, and most other English-speaking countries, people say 'holiday' to describe a going away from home for a period of leisure.
Is vacation British or American?
Vacation is used in American English. It is not used in the English of the English and other British people. The word holiday is the normal word for British people.
What is the origin of the vacation?
The scions of New York City took to declaring that they would vacate their city homes for their lakeside summer retreats, and the term vacation replaced the British holiday in common parlance.